Pin curl appliance



June 4, 1957 J. P. HALL PIN cum. APPLIANCE Filed Sept. 28, 1954 Jeanne I? Hall uvmvrozc United States Patent O PlN CURL APPLIANCE Jeanne P. Hall, Tdppenish, Wash.

Application September 28, 1954, Serial No. 458,918

1 Claim. (Cl. 132-31) The present invention relates to hair curling devices and has for its primary object to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, improved means for holding pin curls, particularly the end portions thereof, whereby a highly attractive result may be expeditiously attained.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a pin curl appliance which will be simple in construction, durable, compact, flight in weight and which may be manufactured at low cost.

All of the foregoing and still further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from a study of the following specification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing wherein like characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of an improved pin curl appliance embodying the present invention.

Figure 2 is a bottom plan view of the device.

Figure 3 is a side elevational view.

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view, taken substantially on the line 44 of Figure 1.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, it will be seen that reference character 5 designates a resilient, substantially U-shaped clip in the form of a conventional bobby pin. The bobby pin 5 includes the usual straight and undulated jaws or legs 6 and 7, respectively, joined by a bight portion 8.

Molded or otherwise suitably fixed on the closed end portion of the hobby pin 5 is an 'arcuate hood or cap 9 of a suitable plastic or other material. As illustrated to advantage in Figure 4 of the drawing, the arcuate cap or hood 9 is substantially semi-circular in transverse section.

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The hood 9 comprises on one side a substantially segmental perforated integral plate 10 having an inwardly offset segmental portion 11. The other peripheral edge of the'hood 9 has formed integrally therewith a series of teeth 12 for engagement in the hair beneath the pin curl.

It is thought that the manner in which the device is used will be readily apparent from a consideration of the foregoing. Briefly, the tress of hair is wound and the bobby pin 6 is clipped thereon in the usual manner. The hood 9 receives the curl and retains the same in the desired shape, particularly the end portions thereof which are usually loose and remain uncurled. As hereinbefore indicated, the teeth 12 engage in the hair for securing the appliance thereto and for retaining the curl in position in the hood 9. It is to be noted that the complete device is perforated for the passage of hair lotion and air. Also, the hood 9, which shapes the hair into round, uniform curls, may be of different sizes.

It is believed that the many advantages of a pin curl appliance constructed in accordance with the present invention will be readily understood and although a preferred embodiment of the device is as illustrated and described, it is to be understood that changes in the details of construction may be resorted to which will fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

A hair curling appliance comprising: a bobby pin engageable with a pin curl for securing same, and an arcuate, perforated hood of substantially semi-circular cross-section fixed transversely on the bight portion of the bobby pin for receiving and shaping the curl, said hood including an integral plate on one of its peripheral edges for overlying the curl and further including integral anchoring teeth on its other peripheral edge paralleling the bobby pin and engageable in the hair.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,731,994 Zeppenfeld Oct. 15, 1929 1,982,767 Solomon Dec. 4, 1934 2,394,224 Altman Feb. 5, 1946 2,410,130 Plumtree Oct. 29, 1946 2,466,976 Waltonetal. Apr. 12, 1949 

